I think I told you before that I’ll be in New Orleans for like 9 days. It’s broken up into nice easy segments. Night 1: Pre-Op. I’ll have a CT scan of my abdomen to ensure sufficient blood supply to my belly fat along with a slew of other tests. I’ll have to fast at […]
Now that I’ve had a week to digest, both literally and figuratively, my New Orleans trip I am ready to post about it. IT WAS AMAZING. I can’t post anything else without shouting out to the best friends and support I could have ever asked for! Not only did they leave their families and sacrifice […]
Today I’m sad and emotional and stressed and overwhelmed. Bad feelings abound in my head. They’re bouncing around like popcorn kernels. Amidst the bad and stress though, overcoming those feelings, I’m grateful. I’m grateful for friends that support me. I’m grateful for my mama and her support of me. I’m grateful for friends that leave […]
You know how sometimes it seems like all of the most amazing and fun things happen at one time and that one time is just not a good time for you? Like almost impossible? That’s where I’m at right now. If you know me at all, you know that I LOVE music. I love concerts […]
I’ve had a few friends message to see how I’m doing. Or to ask what’s next. Truth is it’s just a waiting game at this point. Surgery is scheduled for 9/11. I’m heading to New Orleans to meet my surgeons on 4/9. (also Jana and I are going to eat pretty much ALL of the […]
Life is pretty messy. I mean, daily we try to tidy it up. Keep things neat and orderly. At least I do. I’m not talking about my house, lawd knows that’s a hot mess on the daily but life, real life. It’s so much easier to keep things in their tidy little cube. To compartmentalize. […]
Last week at 4:36 am, Barry and I started the drive to UAB. My first appointment wasn’t until 10:30 but if you know me, you know I don’t like being late. We stopped for breakfast at Waffle House somewhere in southern Alabama and then drove the rest of the way to Birmingham. Parking was so […]
So, I had a really positive phone call with the charge nurse of the New Orleans facility. Since I’m cancer free and this is a prophylactic mastectomy and reconstruction (definitely thinking positively today!) I will be eligible for a nipple and skin sparing mastectomy. That means everything will look pretty much the same when all […]
Ok, so I’m being dramatic. But this is a big week, medically. Starting with today. I have a phone consultation with a surgery center in New Orleans at 1 o’clock. I’m definitely not procrastinating the things I’m supposed to do by writing a blog post, nope, not me! I’m anxious for this phone call even though […]
I have always had a black thumb. Always. I remember, as a child, helping my dad in the garden and being afraid I would kill everything. I was especially thankful for carrots because once you pick them you eat them and it’s over. As an adult I carried that label with me. I never really […]
